Hunting and protection.
No they were beyond that. Romans used spears. Pioneers had guns.
Hunting and protection.
Yes, pioneers would have needed rope.
Laura's pa hunted with a rifle so probably a rifle and bow
From stores, traveling peddlers, or ordered from the Sears catalog (no, really- you could order guns and ammo from the catalog)
bartering
Yes, machine guns are better than Gatling guns because they fire more bullets faster than Gatling guns. Gatling guns need to have bullets and have to be hand cranked at the same time but machine guns does not need to be hand cranked. Machine guns only need bullets.
Most do not but there are electric guns.
probably not because we need guns to survive from robbers and wars but there might be no guns in 6978
They brought Flour, Sugar, Water, Coffee, Bacon, rice, Salt, Beans, Hardtack, lard, A WAGON WITH OXEN, guns
Pioneers often used guns or other weapons to defend themselves against wild animals. They also built barricades or used fires to deter attacks, and sometimes relied on domesticated animals like dogs to help scare off predators.
The correct answer is water.